[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 9013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4022]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6907; OMB Control Number 1405-0150]


 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS 3072, 
Emergency Loan Application and Evacuation Documentation

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of 
proposed collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
     Title of Information Collection: Emergency Loan 
Application and Evacuation Documentation.
     OMB Control Number: OMB Control Number 1405-0150.
     Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Collection.
     Originating Office: Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas 
Citizens Services (CA/OCS).
     Form Number: DS 3072.
     Respondents: U.S. Citizens applying for emergency loan 
assistance or evacuation processing.
     Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,176.
     Estimated Number of Responses: 1,176.
     Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.
     Total Estimated Burden: 196 hours.
     Frequency: On Occasion.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or Retain a 
Benefit.

DATES: Submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
up to 30 days from February 26, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following 
methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. You must include the 
DS form number, information collection title, and OMB control number in 
the subject line of your message.
     Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department 
of State.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of the proposed 
information collection and supporting documents from Derek A Rivers, 
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/OCS/PRI), 
U.S. Department of State, SA-29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20520, who 
may be reached on (202) 736-9082 or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are soliciting public comments to permit 
the Department to:
     Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary to properly perform our functions;
     Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection; including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
     Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond.

Abstract of Proposed Collection

    The purpose of the DS-3072 is to process emergency loans for 
destitute citizens and to document the safe and efficient evacuation of 
private U.S. citizens, dependents and third country nationals from 
abroad. The information will be used to process the emergency loan, 
facilitate reception and resettlement assistance in the United States 
and for debt collection. Respondents are private U.S. citizens and 
their dependents abroad who are destitute and in need of repatriation 
to the United States; private U.S. citizens and their dependents abroad 
who are in need of emergency medical and dietary assistance who are 
unable to obtain such services otherwise; and private U.S. citizens 
abroad and their dependents and third country nationals who are in need 
of evacuation when their lives are endangered by war, civil unrest, or 
natural disaster.

Methodology

    The Bureau of Consular Affairs will be posting this form on 
Department of State Web sites to give respondents the opportunity to 
fill the form out online or print out the form and fill it out manually 
and submit the form in person or by fax or mail.

    Dated: January 29, 2009.
Mary Ellen Hickey,
Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2010-4022 Filed 2-25-10; 8:45 am]
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